Washboard.



M. MARTIN.

wAsHBoARn. APPLICATION FILED JAN. I9. I9 I-B Patented June 11, 1918.

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Patented-Tune 1.1, K.1,918-

Applicatipnnled January 19, 19,118. l,Serial 212,713.

To all whom it may concern:

.Be ttlmown that/1I, Mrs. `MARY MARTLN, a citizen of the United States, residingl at Santa Barbara, in the county of Santa Barbara and State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Washboards, of which the :following is a specication.

My object is to make an improved wash board and one of the leading features is the provision of legs hinged to the frame t0 removably engage the sides of the rubbing board, said legs being held in operative position by wing nuts, so that by removing the nuts the legs may be swung outwardly and the parts cleaned.

Figure l is a plan of wash board embodying the principles of my invention.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation looking in the direction indicated by the arrow 2 in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional detail on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a cross-section on the line 4--4 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary cross-section on the line 5 5 of Fig. 1.

The corrugated rubbing board 1 is preferably formed of galvanized or tinned iron or may be formed of copper or brass. The flat frame plate 2 extends from the upper edge of the rubbing board 1 and has a plurality of drain holes 3 near its lower edge. The soap retaining ledges 4 and 5 are secured to opposite sides of the frame plate 2 and near the lower edge and directly below the drain openings 3. The upper edge of the frame plate 2 is bent at right angles to form a flange 6, and a right-angled plate is secured to the frame plate 2 to form the flange 7 in opposition to the flange 6. A binding strip 8 is placed against the flanges 6 and 7 and the edges of the strip bent downwardly and 'inwardly around the edges of the flanges. Hinges 9 and 10 are secured to the ends of the flanges 6 and 7 inside of the binding strip 8 and the upper ends of the legs 11 and 12 are secured to these hinges.

The legs 11 and 12 are cut from sheet iron and are practically straight and of the desired length, and each leg comprises an intermediate flat portion forming the web 13, and stops 14 and 15 are formed by folding the edges backwardly upon the web, .said stops extending downwardly to the bottom of the rubbing board. The edges of the rubbingboard 1 it closely 4against .the inner faces `ofthe webs v13 ,between `the stops 14 and 15 when'the legs are folded as and 18 the legs may be swung outwardly upon the hinges 9 and 10 to clean the ends of the rubbing board and to clean the space between the stops 14 and 15 of the legs.

Below the rod 16 the strips from which the legs are formed are cut wider and are bent to form return bends 19 and 20 and retaining flanges 2l and 22 so as to form slideways between the flanges 21 and 22 and the webs 13. The extension legs 23 and 24 are slidingly mounted in these slideways. The eXtension legs have longitudinally extending slots 25. Bolts 26 are inserted through the slots and through openings in the webs 13, and wing nuts 27 are applied to the bolts, so that by loosening the nuts the legs 23 and 24 may be adjusted up or down as desired and then by tightening the nuts the legs are held rigidly in their adjusted positions.

The wash board thus constructed is reversible so that either side of the rubbing board 1 may be used and when a bar of wet soap is placed on either of the ledges 4 or 5 the suds and water will drain through the openings 3 into the wash tub.

While I have shown the preferred form of my wash board as now known to me, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts may be made, without departing from the spirit of my invention, as claimed.

I claim:

1. In a wash board, a corrugated rubbing board, a frame plate extending upwardly from the rubbing board, a binding strip across the upper edge' of the frame plate, hinges connected to the ends of the binding strip, legs connected to the hinges and adapted to swing against the edges of the rubbing board, a rod connected to the lower edge of the rubbing board and having screwthreaded ends extending outwardly through the legs, and nuts upon the rod to hold the legs in position. i

2. In a wash board, a corrugated rubbing board, a frame plate extending from the upper edge of the rubbing board, soap ledges secured to opposite sides of the lower part of the frame plate; there being drain openings through the frame plate above the ledges; a, binding strip at the upper edge of the frame plate, hinges connected to the ends of the 'binding strip,` legs connected to the hinges and adapted to engage the side edges of the rubbing board, and means for removably clamping the legs in position.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this speoication.

MRS. MARY MARTIN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents eaoh,` by addressing the Commissioner at Patents.

y Washington, D. U. 

